Could single-dose radiotherapy be effective for the treatment of breast cancer?

Researchers compared the long-term effects of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy with conventional radiotherapy in women with early-stage breast cancer. The findings show that a single dose of targeted radiotherapy during surgery is as effective as conventional radiotherapy. An international group of researchers compared the long-term effects of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT-IORT) with whole breast external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in women with early-stage breast cancer. The findings show that a single dose of targeted radiotherapy during surgery is associated with approximately an 80% chance of avoiding a full course of conventional radiotherapy. The single-dose radiotherapy showed no difference in levels of recurrence...